(440) 286-9516Choose below your favorite ways to enjoy Nature to discover what the parks can offer you.
Choose below your favorite ways to enjoy Nature to discover what the parks can offer you.
This 606-acre park features the 160-acre Bass Lake, a treasured natural resource for many generations, and Spring Brook Sanctuary, a State Nature Preserve protecting Ohio’s last known indigenous population of brook trout. Boating is allowed by permit.
This 149-acre park features more than 22 acres of open water and a mature beech-maple forest. Three trails total 2.8 miles. Recreation areas include a playground, horseshoe pits, bocce court and tetherball.
This 65-acre park attracts wildlife with its diverse habitats. Three trails total 1.15 miles, and children can have fun on a new Nature-based playground.
This 644-acre park is bisected south to north by the scenic Big Creek, creating a landscape of varied relief. Nine trails total 3.8 miles, plus a 4.9-mile mountain bike trail through the woods. Recreation areas include a campground, Nature-based playground and activity field backstop.
This 305-acre park is located within the upper Cuyahoga River watershed and includes Lake Kelso, a pristine glacier-formed kettle lake, and the Charles Dambach Preserve. It is open 6 AM to 9 PM daily. Three trails total 1.52 miles.
This 139-acre park within the headwaters of the Grand River watershed is primarily wooded and includes wetlands, streams and uplands. Four trails total 1.62 miles. Recreation areas include a campground, an activity field backstop, horseshoe pits and tetherball.
This 127-acre park is home to forested areas of various ages, two man-made ponds and Cuyahoga River tributaries. Three trails total 2.2 miles. Recreation areas include a ropes course, pump track/single mountain bike track, freeform boulder wall and Nature-based playground.
This 132-acre park is a favorite for birders, canoers and kayakers along the Upper Cuyahoga River, a state-designated Scenic River. Two trails total 1.26 miles.
This 298-acre park features a 100-acre prairie and trails through the woodlands. Two trails total 3.5 miles. All ages will enjoy a Pollinator Play Garden, added in 2022 by the Foundation for Geauga Parks, and play tetherball beside the lodge.
This 926-acre park is leased from the City of Akron in a partnership that allows for conservation of natural areas as well as enjoyment of recreation and outdoor education. Five trails total 4.7 miles. A secondary entrance is located at 15055 Mayfield Road (Rt. 322).
This 129-acre park provides access to Cleveland Metroparks' South Chagrin Reservation bridle trail. Four trails total 2.8 miles. Features opening in 2019 include a reservable lodge with a back garage door that opens to a unique tiered patio with a fire pit, as well as a nearby Nature-themed/based playground with hillside slides and agility ropes.
In October 2018, Geauga Park District approved the 15-year lease of 317 acres from Russell Township Park District that included the approximately 53 acres within Modroo Preserve. One trail totals .8 miles.
This park has no amenities
This 32-acre park provides access to the central section of The Maple Highlands Trail. Its free-to-use bicycle repair station was donated by the Cleveland Touring Club.
This 1,100-acre park encourages visitors to explore Nature from the ground to the galaxies. Six trails total 3.97 miles. Numerous site features include a trail with interactive "planetary pods," life-sized Great Pyramid cornerstones, and access to the Nassau Astronomical Station.
This 237-acre park, formerly managed as a golf course, is in the process of reclaiming a natural landscape. Six trails total 3.6 miles. Children can have fun on an orchard-themed playground here.
In October 2018, Geauga Park District approved the 15-year lease of 317 acres from Russell Township Park District that included the 123 acres within Russell Updates Preserve. Three trails total 2 miles.
This park has no amenities
This 73-acre park was maintained for horticultural purposes for much of the 20th century. Four trails total 1.64 miles. Recreation areas include horseshoe pits, a bocce court and tetherball.
This 412-acre park, situated in the countryside among Amish farms, features a working sugarbush and offers access to The Maple Highlands Trail-South. Eleven trails total 6.1 miles. Recreation areas include a playground, activity field backstop, sand volleyball court, horseshoe pits and tetherball.
This trail’s three sections stretch a total 21.1 miles across the entire county featuring two award-winning covered bridges to the south. Three links to this trail add another 1.08 miles. Horseback riding is only permitted along the south section.
This 594-acre park features the Chagrin River, the old Interurban Railroad Junction, and one of Geauga County’s nesting colonies of Great Blue Heron. Two trails total 2.13 miles. Children can have fun in a play area here.
This 902-acre park protects the sandstone ledges of Ansel’s Cave, Silver Creek and its watershed, extensive wetlands and mature forests. Its nature center is a popular attraction with its large wildlife feeding area and hands-on interpretive displays. Nine trails total 6.95 miles.
This area of Big Creek Park is accessible by two separate entrances, Tupelo Pond in Big Creek Park on Ravenna Road and Bridle Trails at 12000 Woodin Road. Two trails total 2.9 miles. Nearby, Big Creek Park’s main entrance offers nine more trails totaling 3.5 miles.
This 180-acre park, formerly Wicked Woods Golf Course, was purchased by Geauga Park District in November 2018 with the intent of restoring these lands to a more natural state. A new loop trail and existing former cart paths total 4.71 miles. Children can have fun here on a Nature-based playground, and a public pavilion is features picnic tables, restrooms and a water refill station.
This 101-acre park, donated in memory of Walter C. Best, founder of the nearby Best Sand Corporation, who built its 30-acre lake because of his interest in waterfowl, is home to a rich diversity of plant and animal life. Three trails total 1.6 miles.
This approximately 87-acre park is home to an impressive 45-foot gorge exposing Sharon sandstone and Sharon conglomerate formed around 300 million years ago. The park's first trail, traveling along the gorge with two scenic overlooks, totals .33 miles.
This 187-acre park, part of which is leased from the Geauga County Commissioners, is bisected by deep ravines of two streams that flow into Big Creek. Three trails total 1.1 miles.
This 4-acre park, the first property to be acquired by the Park District in 1964, is an easy pullover stop with a small parking area and picnic tables.
This park has no amenities
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